AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs ATI FireMV 2260

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and ATI FireMV 2260 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

ATI FireMV 2260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 54% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 600 MHz
882.7x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2.4 GTexel / s
102.4x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 40
157.9x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 48 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 256 MB
5.5x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Launch date	31 August 2012 vs 1 January 2008
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2048 vs 40
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops vs 48 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2260

33.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 500 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 500 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
GPU 2: ATI FireMV 2260

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI FireMV 2260
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.707
PassMark - G3D Mark		117
PassMark - G2D Mark		488

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI FireMV 2260
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	New Zealand	RV620
Launch date	31 August 2012	1 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$899
Place in performance rating	311	312
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops	48 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2x 2048	40
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	2.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	500 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	181 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	4x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	292 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 3 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 264.0 GB / s	32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR2